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First Line: Henry got me with child
Last Line: That he slew me to gratify his hatred.
Subject(s): Hate


Henry got me with child
Knowing that I could not bring forth life
Without losing my own.
In my youth therefore I entered the portals of dust.
Traveler, it is believed in the village where I lived
That Henry loved me with a husband's love,
But I proclaim from the dust
That he slew me to gratify his hatred.





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